Scholar Who Accused Israel of Genocide Will No Longer Lead University of Minnesota Holocaust Center—But May Become Professor as Consolation Prize

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The University of Minnesota has rescinded an offer to run its Center of Holocaust and Genocide Studies to an anti-Israel scholar who has accused the Jewish state of genocide and downplayed anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses. But that scholar, Stockton University’s Raz Segal, could still join the school as a faculty member. University of Minnesota

UCLA Has Not Apologized to Campus Rabbi Assaulted on Camera

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Protesters screamed obscenities at the Chabad House rabbi in a demonstration that turned violent  Police storm UCLA anti-Semitic protesters’ barricades, May 2, 2024 (Eric Thayer/Getty Images) UCLA’s Chabad House rabbi was assaulted, called a “f—ing pedophile” and “fake Jew,” and told to “go back to Poland” by campus anti-Israel protesters on Monday. University officials have

Chronic Absenteeism Rates at Schools Still Way Above Pre-COVID Levels

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As high school seniors across the country line up to receive their diplomas this month, public school leaders look ahead to the continued fight against chronic absenteeism so students can graduate on time. The attendance problem reached a crisis level—a national average of about 31 percent in the 2021–2022 academic year—when students in most states

House Passes $883 Billion Annual Defense Bill With Culture War Amendments

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The final tally of the vote on the National Defense Authorization Act was 217–199 with six Democrats voting in favor and three Republicans voting against. The House of Representatives on June 14 passed its annual defense policy bill with GOP-approved culture war amendments that are certain to put the House on a collision course with